to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
organs of the state; machinery of the state
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
high efficiency; high performance
to look away; to avert one's eyes
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
long ago; previous; of a former age
there being no use in arguing (about it)
burning at the stake; execution by burning