heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
hearsay; learning by hearsay
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(not) so much; (not) that much
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off