to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
end; close; conclusion; termination
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
want to ... do something; would like to ...
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
both (people); the two of them
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
destruction; disruption; (application) crash