straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
opinion; intention; thought
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
pus; corruption; rot; evils
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
softly; mildly; gently; politely
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to read the situation; to sense the mood
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...