more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
death penalty; capital punishment
information media; press; news organs
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
absence; disregard; indifference
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
grim; stern; stark; heartless
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
half and half; fifty-fifty
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
existence; possession; having; limited company
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism