to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
vocal sound; tone of voice
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to be born; to come into the world
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
omniscience and omnipotence
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(not so) much; (not) very
to say; to be pleased to say
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
avoiding or dodging responsibility
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
personal grudge; personal enmity
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole