disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a talk; to tell a story
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
different opinion; objection
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
looking away; looking aside
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
beginning; outset; first; onset
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself