machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
as if nothing had happened
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
willpower; energy; vitality
to flare up; to fly into a rage
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
like this; this sort; this way
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to make merry; to be festive
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish