reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
writing; composition; essay; sentence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
strangulation; strangling
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
strong-willed; strong of heart
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
horror film; horror movie
such; this sort of; like this
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
trivial; not amounting to much
to recall; to remember; to recollect
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)