funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
clear; evident; obvious; white
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to collapse; to flop (onto)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
temporary; transitory; short-lived
putting into operation; invocation
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
gradually; slowly but steadily
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to mistake (A for B); to misread
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
moment; brief space of time
unexpectedly; surprisingly
being startled; getting a shock
because of; owing to; due to