treatment (of a person); dealing with
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attendance; participation; presence
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
host; landlord; innkeeper
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
majority group (party, faction)
mobilization; mobilisation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
objection; dissent; protest
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
one's house; one's home; one's family
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order