blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
perpetual night; continuing all night
impossible; unlikely; improbable
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be transparent; to show through
chair; stool; post; office; position
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
good humour (humor); good mood
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
such; this sort of; like this
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
one thin flat object; one sheet
thickness; profundity; depth
one thin flat object; one sheet
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely