internal conditions; true state of affairs
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
real intention; true motive; true meaning
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
premature joy; short-lived elation
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away