speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
genuine article; real thing; real deal
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to run up to; to rush over
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
isolation; being alone; being friendless
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unprecedented; never seen before
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
unconfirmed; unidentified
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused