stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be worried; to be troubled
while; during; while; although; all; both
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to face; to go towards; to head towards
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be found; to be discovered
searching for someone; search for a missing person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
police; police officer; police station
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
name; given name; first name