fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
ability to get things done
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
reality; actuality; hard fact
possible; likely; probable
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to catch the eye; to attract attention
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
simply; merely; only; solely
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)