depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to take someone's life; to kill someone
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to pretend; to act (as if)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
much less; to say nothing of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to cry and shout; to scream
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
true character; true heart; true spirit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to rant and rave; to raise hell
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to count on one's fingers
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip