playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean
(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
bloodsucking; sucking blood
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
woman; lady; adult female
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table