to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
story; tale; talk; discussion
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to take off one's glasses
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
nod; inclination of the head
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
tool; implement; means; furniture
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
society; the world; the times
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
near; close; beside; third person
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding