going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
what number (in a sequence); what rank
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to rebuke; to scold harshly
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
fruit knife; paring knife
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to take away; to carry off
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
for work; in a manner related to work
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
slope; slanting surface; bevel
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
quantitative; concerning the quantity
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification