outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
good-for-nothing; worthless
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
however; having said that; but
impossible; unlikely; improbable
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
society; the world; the times
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series