as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to do for (the sake of someone else)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
I have nothing to do with it
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
older sister; elder sister
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously