fear; dread; fright; willies
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
magician; conjurer; illusionist
pretense; affectation; showiness
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to shed light; to cast light
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
authority; power; influence
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to surge; to well up; to gush out
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
already; now; no longer; not any more
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion