to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
a second time; again; once more; twice
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
interruption; suspension; break
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to subsist; to keep on living
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to make an appeal; to urge
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
anything and everything; just about everything
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in