curiosity; inquisitiveness
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
enumeration; citation; listing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
reason; logic; method; system; order
good-for-nothing; worthless
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
suggestion; hint; implication
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to take command; to give direction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
taste; liking; preference
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
compensation; equivalent value; consideration