informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
servant; manservant; menial
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to let out a cry; to break forth
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
young person; inexperienced person; novice
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity