plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
time; season; period; phase; stage
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion