to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
respect and affection; love and respect
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
assertion; declaration; affirmation
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
voters; electorate; constituents
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
great cause; moral law; justice
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to order; to command; to appoint
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
self-interest; selfish desire
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to creep about; to crawl around
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...