strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
with a broad grin; smirking
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
enumeration; citation; listing
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
indecent talk; dirty story
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
big leakage; uncontained leak
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
right to choose; a say; option
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
had better ...; had better not ...
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
marital relationship; marital relations
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds