probability; likelihood; chances
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
much less; to say nothing of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to breathe out; to exhale
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to stay (at); to stop (at)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(not) even once; (not) ever
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
inside; interior; inner part
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first