to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
official announcement; proclamation
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
sincere; earnest; serious
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
respect and affection; love and respect
foster father; adoptive father
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
story of one's experiences
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
concession; conciliation; compromise
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
later on; eventually; afterwards