to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
beautification; glorification
world; society; people; the public
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
threatening letter; intimidating letter
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
innocence; being not guilty
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
and; thereupon; because of that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
self-torturing; masochistic
essential; important; crucial; vital; main