truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
level; standard; water level
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
a little bit; a little while
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly