den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
every place; various places
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
open; spacious; extensive
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
marshland; wetland; swampland
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
not caring; not giving a damn
don't worry about it; forget about it
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which