ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
arrest; apprehension; capture
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
hateful; detestable; loathsome
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
same crime; being equally guilty
to smash; to break into pieces
chair; stool; post; office; position
at the last moment; this late in the game
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
everything; anything; nothing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common