example; simile; metaphor; allegory
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
as if it were about oneself
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
torture to death; torment to death
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
possible; probable; likely
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to become inverted; to become reversed
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
still; as yet; as it has been
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
young person; inexperienced person; novice
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent