to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
two classes; double; two sets
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
indiscriminately; recklessly
pride; boast; credit (to)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution