laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
both hands; both arms; ten
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
while; even though; despite
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
surroundings; environs; circumference
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
good contrast; marked contrast
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to face; to go towards; to head towards
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
society; the world; the times
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that