mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
had better ...; had better not ...
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
continuation; succession; series
selling out; being sold out
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
all present; all concerned; all of us
alteration; falsification; faking
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during; while; although; all; both
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bright sunshine; broad daylight