whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to see through; to see the true nature of something
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
choices; alternatives; options
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
personal; individual; private
already; now; no longer; not any more
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
without cause; without reason
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
appointment; rendezvous; date
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cross the line; to go too far
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
with these words; while saying
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
again (and again); once again; yet again
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
sanity; consciousness; soberness
minimum; at the very least
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement