to pick up; to find; to gather
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to accept; to receive; to agree
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
don't you think?; indicates question