to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
failing mark; failing grade
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
failure; mistake; blunder
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
indescribable; having no way to express
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
leather; leather-bound; leathern
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
until now; so far; up to the present
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure