apparently; appears to be
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
servant; manservant; menial
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
concealment; suppression; hiding
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up