1 population

2 people

1 to use as an excuse

2 on the pretext

3 excuse

4 pretext

1 wound

2 cut

1 to injure

2 to harm

1 entrance

2 to import

1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it

2 tight-lipped

1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

1 not to be crushed (idiom)

2 to be determined to have one's revenge

1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation