to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
suspicious-looking; fishy
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply