volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to attack; to assault; to assail
common people; ordinary people; masses
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to watch for an unguarded moment
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to hide; to keep to oneself
principle; theory; fundamental truth
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to burst (open); to break; to split
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like