rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
breakthrough; great discovery
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to rock; to shake; to swing
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
messenger; envoy; emissary
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to solicit; to demand; to extort
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(divine) providence; dispensation
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
how many years; how long; what year
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
untouched; unrestrained; unscathed
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
notebook; account book; register
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after