to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
matter of time; question of time
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
industrial area; industrial zone
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
indictment; prosecution; complaint
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
technical research institute; technology research laboratory
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unexpectedly; surprisingly
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities