weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
having no money; lack of money
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at that time; in those days
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
tradition; legend; folklore
when it becomes; when it comes to
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
guard; security (officer); guardsman
immediately; right away; on the spot
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
time axis; time basis; timeline
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
such; like that; that sort of; very
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
from out of nowhere; from who knows where