obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
confections; sweets; candy; cake
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
by sheer strength; by brute force
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
violent emotion; passion; fury
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in the end; at the end of the day
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
good; goodness; right; virtue
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to find fault with; to question
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)