true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
negotiations; discussions; connection
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
concession; conciliation; compromise
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
product; produce; result; fruit
great cause; moral law; justice
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
villain; baddie; the villain's part
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
back seat (of a car); rear seat
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lidded; covered; container with a lid
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
opposite side; other side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to slide into; to slip into
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober