natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
reaction; response; reaction
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
malicious; deliberately mean
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
decision; settlement; definition
to mix; to blend; to combine
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
way; method; means; (technical) specification
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
bombshell announcement (statement)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
abuse; misuse; perversion
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)