to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to speak; to say; to vocalize
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to distract one's attention
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
discouragement; disappointment
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
plaster figure; plaster bust
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start