no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
main question; real issue at hand
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
rebel; traitor; insurgent
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
anything and everything; just about everything
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to call out; to ask someone to come
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
the same; the said; likewise
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire