chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to chase; to run after; to pursue
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
inside; interior; inner part
dull sound; muffled sound
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to be helpful; to be useful
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know