by any standard; (not) even as flattery
speech; expression; wording; language
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
why; how; for what reason
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be found; to be discovered
condition; situation; prospects
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
emotional scars; mental trauma
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
many people; a large number of people
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please