to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
Sheffield (Britain); Shefield
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
direct control; direct supervision
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
how many people; a number of people
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
such; this sort of; like this
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
great cause; moral law; justice
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost