to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to employ; to hire; to charter
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
genuine article; real thing; real deal
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to say no more; to sink into silence
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to dye; to colour; to color
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck