tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
total destruction by fire; being burned down
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
sound of voice; vocal sound
way of talking; speaking style
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
to investigate; to examine
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to run up to; to rush over
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
condemn the offense, but not the offender
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
like this; in this way; as you see
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
leaving school during a term
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair