to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
as you see; as you can see
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
one or two; a few; small number
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
prompt; immediate; in real time
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
thunderstorm; thundershower
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
opening of a new theater (theatre)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal