insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
being all smiles with joy
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
preface; introduction; preamble
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
together with; same; both; all; including ...
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
traitor (to one's country); quisling
official announcement; proclamation
forcibly; by force; against one's will
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
great cause; moral law; justice
to look down on; to make light of
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
diplomatic; diplomatically
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression