to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
testimony; (verbal) evidence
in succession; one by one
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
this (very thing); this precisely
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to move forward; to move on
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
disclosure; exposure; revelation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to beat time; to mark time
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
inside; interior; inner part
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to speak ill of; to disparage
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
different person; another person; someone else; changed man