suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
honor; honour; credit; prestige
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that; the matter in question
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
threefold; folded in three
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision