to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
maid; helper; help; assistance
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
if it is the case that ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
such; like that; that sort of; very
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be silent; to say nothing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
action; operation; effect; function
to practice magic; to practise magic
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
curse; spell; malediction
magic; sorcery; incantation
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation