self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
script; screenplay; scenario
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
very small; tiny; insignificant
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
acting ability; talent as a performer
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bribe; sweetener; douceur
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
one part; one portion; one section
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
covert action; covert operations
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
point in question (at issue)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
derailment; digression; deviation