key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
unexpectedly; surprisingly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to boost; to force up; to push up
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to open (one's eyes) wide
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
rather than; more ... than ...
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient