frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
question; inquiry; enquiry
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(political) administration; political power
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
that; the matter in question
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
opinion; point of view; visual point
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)