serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
you could say that; that might be so
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
entreaty; appeal; petition
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to cause a person trouble
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
silence (not speaking); muteness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to do someone in; to bump someone off