(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
funny story; funny anecdote
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
manners; courtesy; etiquette
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
point in question (at issue)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling