serious criminal; heinous criminal
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
complete recovery; healing
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
trypophobia (fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes)
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
sweeping sideways; mowing down
polarized light; polarised light; polarization (of light); polarisation
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
(a place) within one's reach
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
rumouring; gossiping; nagging; faultfinding
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic