these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
traditional; conventional
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to throw open; to leave open
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
(right at the) side; just beside
to build (a bridge) over a river
to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to fly around; to scatter
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation