to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
prime minister; premier; chancellor
someone; a certain person
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to repent; to be penitent
tomfoolery; monkey business
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
culture medium; growth medium
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
price; cost; value; worth; value
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out