riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
many; much; plenty; hardly
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(construction of an) argument
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
materials; data; document
to gaze out at; to look out over
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
audience; attendance; hearers
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
main question; real issue at hand
first of all; in the first place
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
discovery; detection; finding