to shed light; to cast light
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
true character; true heart; true spirit
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
living thing; organism; creature; biology
predation; eating prey; preying upon
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to comfort; to console; to amuse
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
inspection; examination; survey
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to fall on one's backside
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
now that; since; so long as; because
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood