to make an appeal; to urge
to thrust before; to thrust at
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
murder; homicide; manslaughter
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to play a leading role; to play a central part
stillness; repose; standing still
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
attendance; participation; presence
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
show tent; circus tent; freak show
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing