to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
verbal promise; one's word
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
desperately; for one's dear life
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to live; to make a living; to get on with
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to explain adequately; to be accountable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
overhasty; rash; premature
jumping to a wrong conclusion
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
as one wishes; as one pleases; to one's heart's content
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with