first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
a long time ago; long ago
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
how many people; a number of people
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
taste; liking; preference
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
loss of virginity (of a male)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
the opposite sex; isomerism