stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
complexion; colour; color; blood red
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; The Three Jewels; Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis); roller (any bird of family Coraciidae); Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to appear all together; to be all present
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
counter for books; volume
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
royal custard; custard royale; royal
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
yearned for; longed for; missed
18th day of the month; 18 days