inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
receptionist; reception woman
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to rock; to shake; to swing
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
(another's) daughter; young lady
plural; multiple; several
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
both hands; both arms; ten
name; given name; first name
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
and; thereupon; because of that
with these words; while saying
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one thin flat object; one sheet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
recommender; nominator; referee
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)