wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
mechanism; organization; organisation
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk