figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
living thing; organism; creature; biology
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
personification; anthropomorphization
prohibition; inhibition; ban
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
an instant; a split second; no time at all
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)