suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
long ago; already; a long time ago
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
drama; theatre; theater; play
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
stale; hackneyed; cliched
street performer (comedian)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
police; police officer; police station
door; gate; opening; title page
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
like this; in this way; as you see