unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
confections; sweets; candy; cake
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
extremely; terrifically; super
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
courteous; decorous; polite
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise