strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
many; much; plenty; hardly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
midtown; mid-town; middle of a town
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
beyond that point; after that
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
unconditional command; must-obey order
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
resentment; indignation; anger
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)