banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to take to task; to take it out on
to trample; to crush underfoot
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to prostrate oneself before
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
green tract of land; green space
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
useless resistance; vain struggle
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to indicate; to show; to point to
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
in the face of; in defiance of
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
restlessly; in continuous motion
joints; points (of a speech)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
each time it happens; at all such times
race (of people); type of person
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
opposite side; other side
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
shades of night; night scene
nine parts; nine percent; almost