strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
temple; shrine; sanctuary
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
older sister; elder sister
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to some extent; to a certain extent
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
war; fighting; fierce competition
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
sons and daughters; children; girl
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough