showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to have a rumor circulating
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
place; situation; position; location
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
as (for); for; in the capacity of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition