massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
tool; implement; means; furniture
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
is something that; is that which
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
very loud volume; megavolume
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
preliminary step; first step
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend