as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
election; selection; choice
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
right beside; close to; nearby
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar