if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
older sister; lass; young lady
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
human rights; civil liberties
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
innocence; being not guilty
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
in terms of; from the point of view of
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
interception (email); wiretap; bug
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to get angry; to become perverse
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
stealthily; secretly; in secret
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
police investigator; investigator
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
organization chart; organisation chart
public safety; public welfare
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled