garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
estimate (of costs); budget
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to give an impression; to make an impression
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to press a question; to cross-examine
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
all present; all concerned; all of us
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
general public; the masses
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
worst-ever; history's worst
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...