disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
negative emotions; negative feelings
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to recover consciousness; to come to
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
life and death; life or death
have a good day; take care; see you
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to beat someone by ganging up on them
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
persistence; single-mindedness
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken