to talk; to chat; to chatter
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
way of calling (something or someone)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fast-talking; rapid talking
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
headquarters; head office; main office
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
when it becomes; when it comes to
substation; branch office
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
somewhere; in some respects; in some way