hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
very; much; greatly; a lot of
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
height (of body); stature
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
double; twice (as much); twofold
most of all; extremely; supremely
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
(written) contract; agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
to cease; to stop; to be over
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate