odd; strange; queer; peculiar
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
small fraction; small proportion
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be needed; to be wanted
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
such; this sort of; like this
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
unique; peculiar; singular
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple