clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
radiant smile; contented smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
memory; ability to remember
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
at first; in the beginning; originally
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently