it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to pierce through; to break through
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
ten; 10; ten years of age
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
phantom; vision; illusion
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
that; he; she; that person
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
bakery; baker; pastry shop
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
power; might; authority; influence
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
matter of time; question of time
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt