to play for time; to use delaying tactics
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to make a speech; to address
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
true state; actual condition; reality
odds and ends; all; every
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
protective instinct; defensive instinct
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning