control; check; restraint; inhibition
act of violence; violent behavior
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
harm; injury; evil (influence)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
certain evidence; definite evidence
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to threaten; to make threats
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to seize (secure) evidence
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
lower house; lower legislative chamber
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
enactment; establishment; creation
rejection; negation; voting down
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
consists of; comprises; is made up of