at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
at that time; in those days
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
insight; power of observation
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to control; to command; to get the better of
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
indescribable; having no way to express
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
time (three times, each time, etc.); times