grabber

alarming appalling atrocious awesome awful chilling daunting dire direful dismaying disquieting dread dreadful fearful fearsome formidable ghastly grim grisly gruesome hair-raising hairy harrowing hideous horrendous horrible horrid horrifying inconceivable intimidating lurid macabre menacing morbid ominous petrifying portentous repellent spooky terrible terrifying traumatic unnerving unspeakable

calming comforting pleasing

appliance device gear gizmo machine machinery means mechanism

accoutrement contraption dingbat doodad doohickey furnishings gaff gimcrack gimmick habiliments implement jigger job outfit paraphernalia provisions setup stuff supplies tackle thingamajig tools utensils whatchamacallit whatsis widget

black box idiot box whosis

conundrum puzzle

bewilderment cliffhanger crux cryptogram knot mystification parable perplexity problem puzzlement puzzler question riddle secret sphinx sticker stickler stumper teaser twister why

Gordian knot mind-boggler mind-twister question mark sixty-four dollar question tough nut to crack

clue confirmation data deposition documentation indication information sign testimony witness

affirmation attestation averment clincher corroboration cue declaration demonstration dope goods gospel grounds index info manifestation mark substantiation symptom testament testimonial token

cincher indicia significant smoking gun

concealment denial hiding

contradiction disproof heresay refutation

allure attraction charm enchantment magic obsession

appeal bug charisma enthrallment glamour hang-up lure magnetism piquancy power pull sorcery spell thing trance witchcraft witchery

thing for

repulsion

ugliness

boredom disinterest

craving craze craziness enthusiasm fad fascination frenzy infatuation lunacy obsession passion rage

aberration bee bug compulsion delirium derangement desire disorder fancy fetish furor hang-up insanity monomania partiality preoccupation thing tiger

ax to grind bee in bonnet bug in ear fixed idea idée fixe on the brain tiger by the tail

calmness dislike hate indifference

balance conformity hatred soundness

conundrum enigma problem question riddle secrecy subtlety thriller

abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger crux cryptogram difficulty inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser puzzlement rebus rune sphinx stickler stumper teaser twister whodunit why

brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack

known understanding

puzzlement

abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma inscrutability mystification occult oracle poser problem puzzle puzzler question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister whodunit why

brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack

harmony

bugaboo conundrum enigma example illustration intricacy mystery poser puzzler query riddle stickler stumper teaser twister

brainteaser cliff-hanger mind-boggler sixty-four thousand dollar question

good situation solution

argument clue confirmation criterion data demonstration information picture reason testament testimony validation verification

affidavit attestation averment case certification clincher corroboration credentials cue deposition documents establishment exhibit facts goods grounds nitty-gritty reasons record scoop score skinny substantiation trace warrant wherefore why witness

chapter and verse lowdown paper trail smoking gun straight stuff whyfor

hypothesis theory

affront harassment indignity insult

annoyance brickbat cause challenge dare grievance grounds incentive inducement injury instigation justification motivation offense reason taunt vexation

bothering casus belli defy irking provoking vexing

compliment

discouragement happiness hindrance pleasure praise

prevention repression suppression

abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser problem puzzle puzzlement question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister whodunit why

brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack

harmony

anxiety apprehension confusion doubt insecurity tension thriller uncertainty

chiller dilemma eagerness expectancy expectation hesitancy hesitation impatience indecision indecisiveness irresolution perplexity potboiler wavering

cliff-hanger cloak-and-dagger page-turner

calmness certainty composure ease peace

knowledge