these guys; these fellows
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
the other day; a few days ago
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bloodsucking; sucking blood
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recall; to remember; to recollect
no!; no no!; no, not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student