unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be perturbed; to be agitated
diploma; licence; license
that's the way it is; such is life
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
complete lie; outright lie
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
approval; license; licence; permission
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
burning at the stake; execution by burning
originally; by nature; from the start
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
open; public; official; overt
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to break the silence; to break one's silence
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming