being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
subversion (of the state)
good neighborly relations; good neighbourly relations
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
behaviour; behavior; conduct
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
rehabilitation (in society)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
innocence; being not guilty
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
settlement out of court; private settlement
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to say no more; to sink into silence
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
awkward (difficult) question
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord