to complain; to make a complaint
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to kill by burning to death
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
rejection; negation; voting down
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
selfishness; self-interest
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
minority group (party); minority
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to give the stamp of approval
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
prompt; immediate; in real time
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous