to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to make merry; to be festive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fly around; to scatter
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
show tent; circus tent; freak show
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex