perception; intuition; the sixth sense
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to mix; to stir; to blend
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
(licensed) red light district
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
knowing; (an) acquaintance
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
official history; authorized history
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
in the face of; in defiance of
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of