to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
special; particular; peculiar; unique
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
notice; attention; observation
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.