for dear life; barely escaping alive
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
inside; interior; inner part
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
official announcement; proclamation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
(political) administration; political power
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
feeling keenly; fully realizing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
poisoning; kill by poison
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook