definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
destroying angel (Amanita virosa)
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
way out; means to escape; escape route
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
unqualified; without qualifications
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
one end; an end; part; fragment
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
affidavit; deposition; testimony
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
(physical) growth; development
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch