to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be too late; to be too slow
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to give an impression; to make an impression
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
(political) power; authority; influence
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude