intimidation; threat; bluster
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
particular; hard to please; fussy
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
dwelling; house; residence; address
property; fortune; means; assets
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
a second time; again; once more; twice
arrest; custody; apprehending; abduction
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
surrenderer; person who surrenders
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
ten; 10; ten years of age
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
edict; ordinance; proclamation
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
several people; a few people