refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to appease; to suppress; to calm
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
another thing; exception; special case
curse; spell; malediction
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
if you think about it; come to think of it
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
burlesque; low comedy; farce
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)