craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
gossip; corner of the mouth
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to manage something successfully; to be successful
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
as if nothing had happened
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
being filled with; being full of; permeation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
speaking voice; talking voice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy