abrupt; sudden; unexpected
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
relatively; comparatively
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
action; operation; effect; function
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
arrest; apprehension; capture
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to carry around; to carry on one's person
complete set; all; everything
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)