to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
Europe and America; the West
popular name; common name; given name
trauma (usu. psychological)
mental disorder; mental disease
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
reaching; attaining; arrival
trance; an altered state of consciousness
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(power) transformer; trance; trans
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
grasp; catch; understanding
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to give directions; to issue instructions
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
speech; expression; wording; language
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
true character; real nature
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
every evening; every night