pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
intimidation; threat; bluster
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to step forward; to volunteer
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
to move forward; to move on
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
encouragement; cheering on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to be damaged; to receive damage
stress relief; getting rid of stress
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds