fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to escape from; to get out
recovery; rescue; recapture
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
be (that) as it may; having said that
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
triumphant return; returning in triumph
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
place of execution; execution site
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
colorless and transparent
ringleader; accomplished villain
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation