quotation; citation; reference
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to keep in mind; to memorize
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to step forward; to take a step forward
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to speak ill of; to disparage
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
otherwise; if not; or else
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
passions; sexual desire; lust
sense of humor; sense of humour
phantom; vision; illusion