transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
great difference; big difference; wide margin
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
almost; roughly; approximately
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to pick up; to find; to gather
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
but; however; provided that
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to spit out; to eject; to dump
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
in the same way as; just like
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after