spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
very likely; very probable
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
river; stream; River; the ... river
opposite bank; farther shore
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
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railroad; railway; rail transport
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
the last moment; the very end
directly opposite; right in front
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
preservation; retainment; keeping
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to use and then throw away
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself