to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
snake; serpent; large snake
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
height (of body); stature
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
sanity; consciousness; soberness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to apologize; to apologise
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
man; male; masculine gender
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease