poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to some extent; to a certain extent
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
woman; female; feminine gender
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
man; male; masculine gender
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)