strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
genuine article; real thing; real deal
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to push aside; to brush aside
slowly and quietly; stealthily