artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
precocity; early ripening; premature development
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
root; source; origin; cause
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
journey; route of a journey
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to provide; to arrange; to install
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
material; substance; matter
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
change in appearance; transformation
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
self-deception; self-deceit
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together