weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
tone (of voice); manner of talking
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to say; to tell; to state; to do
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
nothing but; none other than
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this (very thing); this precisely
twice; again; second time
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
busy; having no (free) time
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent