to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
originally; by nature; from the start
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
very much; exceedingly; extremely
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to have a talk; to tell a story
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
rational; reasonable; logical
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
all present; all concerned; all of us
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much