to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
influential person; man of importance
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
social environment; social conditions
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be too numerous; to be too much
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
way of listening; listener
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
majority group (party, faction)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to lend an ear to; to listen to
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable