basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
design; idea; conception; plan
crystal glass; lead glass
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
conversely; on the contrary
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
absence; disregard; indifference
order; sequence; procedure
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
general idea; concept; notion
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
postponement; deferment; adjournment
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
international; diplomatic intercourse
fixed interval; fixed period
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take