character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
wireless-activated disaster warning system
maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
in the morning; during the morning
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to close (one's eyes); to shut
marriage proposal; courtship
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be jealous; to be envious
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
sense of values; values; value system
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)