to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
rational; logical; coherent
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to become desperate; to give in to despair
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
ingredient; component; composition
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to become clear; to be made public
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to throw into; to toss into
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
support; backing; patronage
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
meaning; connotation; denotation
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen