to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
good; goodness; right; virtue
to say (something) over one's shoulder
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sincere; earnest; serious
unfairness; injustice; partiality
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
maker; builder; creator; farmer
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
migration; move; emigration; immigration
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
trembling from fear; trembling all over
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels