grumbling; muttering; nonsense
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
derivation; development; offshoot
to leave something as it is
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
grip (of hand); grip strength
end of life; death; breathing one's last
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
because; for; the reason why is ...
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to say too much; to go too far
does not; do not; will not do
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person