to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
tingling; stinging; pungently
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
pincer operation (tactic)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
military force; military strength
check; restraint; oppression; repression
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to affect; to impact; to influence
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
better than nothing; better than none at all