wide turn; detour; the long way around
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
like water; like it grows on trees
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
mangy cur; low animal; beast
order; directive; instructions; command
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
way of calling (something or someone)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
front entrance; front door
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
being intrusive; intrusive person
to correct oneself; to restate
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first