in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
unexpectedly; surprisingly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
form; shape; figure; visage
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to boost; to force up; to push up
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
ago; since; before; previous
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings