false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
honor; honour; credit; prestige
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
depiction; description; portrayal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
not necessarily so; is not always true
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
action; operation; effect; function
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
settlement; solution; resolution
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
the real criminal; true culprit
contradiction; inconsistency
innocence; being not guilty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
deep-seated grudge; hatred
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright