to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
just a handful; only a small number (of)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to live; to make a living; to get on with
successful person; success
bad influence; negative influence
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
real intention; true motive; true meaning
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
in the future; another day; later
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
full length; total length; overall length
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
depending on; dependent on
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
invertebrate; invertebrates; invertebrata