essence; true nature; substance; reality
statue; picture; picture revealing character
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
disclosure; exposure; revelation
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
over-fond parent; doting parent
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stop talking; to be silent
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
influence; clout; leverage
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from