counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
(only) one option; one possible choice
suggestion; hint; implication
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to become better; to improve
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to take someone's life; to kill someone
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to pretend; to act (as if)
interruption; interference; butting in
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed