to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
various countries; various regions; various provinces
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to correct oneself; to restate
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
window-sill; window-ledge
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
extensive knowledge; erudition
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to