whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause someone to worry
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to have troubles; to have concerns
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
motive power; driving force
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
contract; compact; agreement
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa