action; operation; effect; function
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
consequence; result; conclusion
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
performer; entertainer; actor
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
moderate; proper; just right
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
without; but if; otherwise; or else
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful