domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
near; close; beside; third person
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to cut corners; to be shoddy
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to be dependable; to be reliable
number of (large) animals
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got