after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to check; to stop; to keep back
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to rant and rave; to raise hell
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off