middle of the night; dead of night
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
white background; blank; female virgin
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
commencing with; including
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
so what!; who gives a damn?
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to invite in; to show someone in
police officer; policeman; constable
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
such; like that; in that way
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card