normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
manipulation of information; spin
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
understanding person; supporter
field; plain; prairie; moor
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to underrate; to make light of
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to win and advance to the next round
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
dinner (esp. a formal one)
at a young age; while still young
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
to pretend; to act (as if)
food and drink; eating and drinking
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance to; modeling; modelling
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
very likely; very probable
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on