to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
victim; injured party; sufferer
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
just one person; only one
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
arrangement; pact; agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be at a loss for words