dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
offender; criminal; culprit
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
true character; real nature
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
since one was born; (in) all one's life
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
murder; killing; murderer
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
scenery; scene; landscape
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
eternal; unlimited; endless
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
ten; 10; ten years of age