noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
head; lead; vanguard; first
to collapse into; to flop onto
strategy meeting; council of war
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
while moving; on the move
failure; mistake; blunder
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
expression; presentation; representation; notation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to