doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
being argued into silence; being left speechless
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
repeatedly; several times; many times
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
unidentified flying object; UFO
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
all night long; all through the night
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear