being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
disclosure; exposure; revelation
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to rush over; to run up to
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
distortion; falsification; perversion
to commit a crime; to do evil
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
successive generations; successive emperors
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent