suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
silence (not speaking); muteness
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to order; to command; to appoint
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
large amount of money; great cost
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while