falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to have a talk; to tell a story
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
(not) a single person; (no) one
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
influence; clout; leverage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
power of conception; conceptual ability
development; exploitation
this (very thing); this precisely
suddenly; all of a sudden
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to flare up; to burst into flames
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
at once; immediately; right now
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to chase; to run after; to pursue
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring