refusal; rejection; denial; veto
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
wounded person; injured person
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
senior high school; high school
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
both (people); the two of them
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
scene; sight; scenario; setting
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious