mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
burlesque; low comedy; farce
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to breathe while sleeping
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
manner of using one's hands
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
ignorant of the ways of the world
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit