detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
admiration; wonder; astonishment
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
shady; underhanded; questionable
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
main question; real issue at hand
to put on airs; to assume importance
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
for work; for manufacturing
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
beginning; clue; starting point