background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to forget completely; to leave behind
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
switching over to; migration; transition
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
surface of the earth; ground surface
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
transport aircraft; transport plane
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
behind; in the rear; in back