sudden impulse; passing fancy
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
calm; composed; cool; quiet
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
cruelty; hard-heartedness
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
capacity; volume; capacitance
pressure; oppression; suppression
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
plural; multiple; several
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
around the clock; day and night
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
explanation; interpretation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
hypothesis; supposition; assumption