grumbling; muttering; nonsense
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to leave something as it is
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
grip (of hand); grip strength
end of life; death; annihilation
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
because; for; the reason why is ...
physical evidence; material evidence
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
so; to such an extent; such
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to say too much; to go too far
will not do; do not; does not
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back