to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
serious; severe; grave; acute
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence