after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
not limited to; not just ...
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
remaining silent; keeping secret
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to start using; to try out
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
writing; composition; essay; sentence
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
comparatively; relatively
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
striking; remarkable; considerable
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)