it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
every place; various places
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to keep a watchful eye on
extermination; expulsion; destruction
horseplay; fooling around
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
consumer financing firm; loan shark
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
ninth day of the month; nine days
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
true character; true heart; true spirit
practice; practising; experience
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to not take seriously; to take lightly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change