deceiving; cheating; fooling
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
everything one does; whatever one does
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
the place for; the time for; the level of
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
hand; handball (soccer foul)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
resolute; determined; bold
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
straight-laced person; stubborn person
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to complain; to make a complaint
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else