no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
modern person; people of today
cling film; plastic wrap; food wrap
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
material; substance; matter
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
stillness; repose; standing still
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock