to mistake (A for B); to misread
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
light and darkness; light and shade
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
several people; a few people
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
fading; faded colour; faded color
(personal) background check
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to stare back at; to look back at
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity