to wring the neck; to strangle
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to be enchanted; to be charmed
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
one day; (on) a certain day
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
development; exploitation
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to order; to command; to appoint
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to have a relationship; to have relations
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
impossible; unlikely; improbable
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
this (very thing); this precisely
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items