composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
most part; greater part; majority
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
talk about divorce or separation
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
this and that; such and such
ingredient; component; composition
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low