dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
early on; earlier on; from early
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to understand; to make out
spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
anything and everything; just about everything
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to leave this world; to die
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
offender; criminal; culprit