holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
temporary; transitory; short-lived
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
true state; actual condition; reality
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
unusual space; other dimension
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
equality; impartiality; evenness
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
eligible; qualified; competent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
street-level store; shop facing the street