car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
toughened glass; tempered glass
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
(set of) facial features; looks
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to daub; to brush; to touch up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
directions; instructions; orders; command
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very