to snatch from; to steal from
heartfelt; sincere; wholehearted
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
old friend; familiar face
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
slightly early; just before
thicket; coppice; brushwood
reduction by half; halving
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
year in, year out; always; 24-7
near-miss; just missing (each other)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
route; way; course; directions
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
to rush back; to run back
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake