guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
question; inquiry; enquiry
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
since when; from when; how long
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the same kind; accomplice; partner
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
alteration; falsification; faking
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person