completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to appear all together; to be all present
to overflow from something full
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
impression given by a painting or image
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
just above; right overhead
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
reproachful; hateful; bitter
being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy