violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
retort; back talk; backchat
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
several people; a few people
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
infancy; childhood; tender age
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
hostility; animosity; enmity
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
goodness; excellence; virtue
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting