stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to blaze; to burn brightly
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
but; however; even though; even if
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to arrive home; to return
to lie down; to throw oneself down
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
leather; leathercloth; razor
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
zipper; zip; zip fastener
shoji (paper sliding door)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly