true character; real nature
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
anxiety (about the future)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
one parent; single parent
complete stranger; total stranger
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
traitor (to one's country)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
the treasure that is children; child
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
as usual; as is one's habit
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
tall figure; high stature
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
official business; public business
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to smirk; to grin broadly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone