fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
conviction; belief; confidence
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
likability; favorability; popularity
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
general public; the masses
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
by myself; in person; by oneself
underworld; underside of society
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
such ... as; or some such
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now