attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
all you have to do is; just; that's all
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
majority group (party, faction)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
financial power; financial means; wealth
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to exert oneself; to make efforts
base; basis; bedrock; platform
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
either way; in any case; one way or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
treatment (of a person); dealing with
2nd day of the month; two days
old town; old part of a city
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
nonchalant air; unruffled air
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
surveillance system; monitoring system
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening