puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
foreign enemy; outside invader
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to understand from experience
with a friendly grin; smilingly
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
imagination; supposition; guess
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
leisure time; idle moment
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
concreteness; feasibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which