fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
defense; defence; protection
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
(theatrical) fighting scene
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
leader; central personage
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
modesty; humility; being humble
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
the last moment; the very end
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
observation; survey; watching
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
root; source; origin; cause
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be free; to be available
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)