swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
and yet; despite (all) that
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to bend; to warp; to curve
to be touching; to be moving
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
all-nighter; staying up all night
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to get angry; to lose one's temper
close; intimate; on good terms
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
single-lens reflex camera
video camera; video camcorder
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow