shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
this or that person; anybody; many people
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
day after day; day by day
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
special; particular; peculiar; unique
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
convenient; handy; useful
so-and-so; who?; which people?
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
comparatively; relatively
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to not have to go; to need not go
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to pause; to have a short intermission
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
confused; flustered; at a loss
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
discipline; training; teaching manners
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness