being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
message; informative matter
the other day; a few days ago
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
cut; reduction; curtailment
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
discriminatory; discriminative
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to turn towards; to point
that's the way it is; such is life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
treatment (of a person); dealing with
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
authenticity; credibility
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
as (for); for; in the capacity of
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke