established fact; fait accompli
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable