making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
middle of the night; dead of night
to raise one's voice; to shout
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)