quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to capture; to seize; to plunder
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
big catch (fishing); good haul
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero