criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
by sheer strength; by brute force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
art of war; strategy; tactics
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to press a question; to cross-examine
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
way out; means to escape; escape route
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate