rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to speak; to hear a voice
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how; in what way; how about
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
unexpected meeting; coincidence
corporate drone; corporate slave
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
you (plural); all of you; you all
casting pearls before swine
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest