voice change; voice break
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sour look; surly face; pout
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
absence; disregard; indifference
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
heir; inheritor; successor
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
phantom; vision; illusion
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
actor with excellent acting abilities (as opposed to just good looks); actor of real skill
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
anything and everything; just about everything
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)