to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to make oneself available (free)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
rule; reign; government; governing
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
quadruped; four-footed animal
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to mark the end; to spell the end
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl