to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to mix; to stir; to blend
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
release; emission; ejection
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden