strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
insurance; guarantee; warranty
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to thrust down; to push off
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be nearing death; to be dying