manipulation of information; spin
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
close; intimate; on good terms
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
heating; application of heat
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful