doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
high (government) official
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
open; public; official; overt
morality; moral principles
blood relationship; blood relative
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
parent-child relationship
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
(present) head of a family
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
important post; important office; key position
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to turn against; to become an enemy
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
one person; another name; nickname; alias
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to slide into; to slip into
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt