very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
instant; moment; for an instant
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
school grades; academic results
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to jar; to creak; to grate
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
but; however; provided that
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided