worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
locals; local inhabitants
proposal; proposition; suggestion
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
cannot be helped; unavoidable
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
crown (headdress); (dental) crown; dental cap; crown (former British coin); clown
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
fortress; stronghold; citadel
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
archeologist; archaeologist
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
not worth considering; out of the question
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to inherit; to succeed; to take over