seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
tragic death; violent death
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
look!; there!; here!; that is
to look down on; to make light of
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
in the same way as; just like
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
at the last moment; this late in the game
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
like that; that way; thus
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
one-way (trip); one-way ticket