innocent; blameless; guiltless
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to say too much; to go too far
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
some people; a few people; several people
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
manners; courtesy; etiquette
allegiance; obedience; submission
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
cease-fire; truce; armistice
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
calling by name; designation; nomination
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
signature; signing; sealing
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
largest ever; biggest; record
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate