to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
only; merely; but; no more than
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to find out; to discover; to locate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
prejudice; bias; distorted view
person concerned; interested party; related party
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
ordinary citizen; the general public
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
scandal; deplorable event
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
strength; power; proficiency; ability