circuitous; roundabout; indirect
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
declaration; statement; proclamation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(not) in any way; in no way
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to think of; to come up with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
depends entirely on; depends above all on
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
nothing but; none other than
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
shouting in a thunderous voice
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake