straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to follow another's example
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
phantom; vision; illusion
instant; moment; for an instant
face; looks; vestiges; trace
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
around the clock; day and night