safe; vault; storage cabinet
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
hostility; animosity; enmity
older brother and younger sister
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to lend an ear to; to listen to
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent