testimony; (verbal) evidence
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to become desperate; to give way to despair
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
decision; settlement; definition
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
Christopher; Cristofer; Kristoffer
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
settlement; conclusion; summary
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
free time; time at leisure
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to choke; to have trouble breathing