muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
means; way; method; measure
burlesque; low comedy; farce
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
disclosure; exposure; revelation
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
mistress; kept woman; concubine
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
single word; a few words; brief comment
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
power; might; authority; influence
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be at a loss for words
pretension; assumption (of a title)
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at