it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
even if not; even without
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
news; word; tidings; omen
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
carving; engraving; sculpture
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
plural; multiple; several
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to have meaning; to be meaningful
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
God; god; ace; king; superior person