persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sympathy; empathy; response
based on; on the basis of
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
another thing; exception; special case
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)