difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
half-sibling (with a different mother)
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
open; spacious; extensive
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
organizer; organiser; organizing; organising; organization
to become an expert; to be master at
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
delusion; trick of the imagination
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
restorative; smelling salts