objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
again; once more; a second time
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
empirical; from experience
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
gender; distinction of sex; sex
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
moment; brief space of time
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be smeared; to be covered
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
beyond this point; from now on; after this
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
don't worry about it; forget about it
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
incident; affair; happening; event
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth