it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to live; to make a living; to get on with
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
though one didn't intend (expect) to
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
thicket; coppice; brushwood
retreating figure; appearance from behind
war; battle; match; game; competition
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
indictment; prosecution; complaint
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight