eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
when it becomes; when it comes to
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
street at night; making a night journey
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
extremely talented; very gifted
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to like; to love; to be fond of
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
scattered animal feed; ground bait
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to speak; to hear a voice
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to show up; to appear; to turn up
besides; in addition; also; moreover
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to stop raining or snowing
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)