strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
educational institution; school; academy; campus
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hostility; animosity; enmity
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness