proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
belief; faith; conviction
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
intention; idea; inclination; wish
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
death penalty; capital punishment
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
adherent; devotee; believer
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
street fighting; urban warfare
great man; great god; hero; big man
to mistake (A for B); to misread
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
skill; dexterity; master hand
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
ability; performance; efficiency
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
in that way; like that; that way
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
major cleanup; spring cleaning