area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
dividing into four; quartering
murder; killing; murderer
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
desperation; self-abandonment
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to become vulgar; to coarsen
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
both; both sides; both parties
other side; opposite side; other party
hostility; animosity; enmity
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
individual; private person; personal; natural person