to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
sanity; consciousness; soberness
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
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to pass (of time); to elapse
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
here and there; in places
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
electricity; (electric) light
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
background research; research into the period
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion