bright; intelligent; clever; smart
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
decision; determination; resolution
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to happen to have on hand or in stock
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to spread; to be propagated
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
memory; ability to remember
complicated and mysterious
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
husband and wife; married couple
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
doing whatever one pleases
match (to light fire with)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt