after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
hostility; animosity; enmity
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
older brother and younger sister
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
snake; serpent; large snake
to lend an ear to; to listen to
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
venomous snake; poisonous snake
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to flare up; to burst into flames
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted