fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
personal criticism; character sketch
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
charm; incantation; spell; curse
sterilization; sterilisation
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
circulation; dissemination
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
to sniff out; to get wind of
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to become empty; to be emptied
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
rebellion; great uprising
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)