northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
self-mutilation; self-injury
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to squeeze out; to wring out
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to bring back; to restore
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
assistance; backing; reinforcements
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune