acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
delusion; trick of the imagination
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
safe; vault; storage cabinet
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to die out; to become extinct
inspection; examination; survey
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection