grotesque; disgusting; gross
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
video camera; video camcorder
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
as you see; as you can see
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
separation; farewell; parting
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
vitality; energy; dynamism
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in