eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
successful bid; winning a tender
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to fall ill; to be taken ill
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
superstition; superstitious belief
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce