pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
middle of the night; dead of night
beginning; outset; first; onset
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
comfort; consolation; diversion
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
you (plural); all of you; you all
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
several weeks; a few weeks
little by little; bit by bit
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
redoing; doing over again
to look away; to turn away