poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; like that; that sort of; very
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
large number (of); many; majority
foreign; abroad; overseas
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
way (of doing); manner; method; means
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
trouble; bother; annoyance
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
story; tale; talk; discussion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
love and believe in; intimacy
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
at least; at most; (even) just
being startled; getting a shock