affection; love; fondness; tenderness
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
weird; disgusting; sickening
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
moment; brief space of time
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
center; centre; metropolis
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
edge of the eaves; house frontage
sick person; patient; invalid
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
powerless; helpless; incompetent
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
some people; a few people; several people
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
weird; disgusting; sickening
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst