example; simile; metaphor; allegory
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be kind to; to treat kindly
village headman; village mayor
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
last night; yesterday evening