to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
premature joy; short-lived elation
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
beginning; opening; start; outset
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
speaking of ...; as for ...
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
redoing; doing over again
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)