reality; actuality; hard fact
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
based on; on the basis of
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
personal feelings; self-interest
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
on bad terms; at loggerheads
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
intimacy; affection; familiarity
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
personality; style; appearance
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
this occasion; at this time; now
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
related to; in relation to
interrogation; hearing; trial
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call