attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to anticipate; to foresee
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
even if not; even without
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
that's the way it is; such is life
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
indescribable; having no way to express
report; notification; registration
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...