slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fair and square; open and aboveboard
in case of; at that time; at this time
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
objection; dissent; protest
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
having said that; on the other hand
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to assemble; to set up; to construct
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task