power; might; authority; influence
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be silent; to say nothing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(political) power; authority; influence
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(social) position; status
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
instant; moment; for an instant