hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
point of compromise; common ground
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
sincere; honest; faithful
clanging; empty; deserted
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to force to do; to compel
piling shame on top of shame
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to degenerate; to lapse into
(dead) body; corpse; remains