lese majesty; lèse-majesté
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
classified information; top secret
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
another day; some other day
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
proposed solution; idea for a solution
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
verbal promise; one's word
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
offense and defense; offence and defence
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to turn up (e.g. one's face); to lay (something) on its back; to tilt (one's head) back
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
to frolic about; to mess around
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to save; to leave over; to spare
American shorthair (cat breed)
to machine; to cut; to scrape