anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
as much as one can; as much as possible
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
instead; but (on the other hand)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
comment; criticism; critique; review
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
confusion; distraction; derangement
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to force open; to push open
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
building contractor; builder; building firm
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense