to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
well-matched; suitable; becoming
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
outbreak of war; starting a war
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
victim; injured party; sufferer
legend; folklore; tradition
disabled person; handicapped person
donation; contribution; endowment
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
division by 1000; one-thousandth
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
prejudice; bias; distorted view
difference; disparity; gap
public agency; public institution
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
as a test; by way of trial; as an experiment; by way of experiment; tentatively
this and that; one thing or another
famous literary composition
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
if so; in that case; then
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument