risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to stay calm; to keep cool
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to correct oneself; to restate
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
such; like that; that sort of
this or that person; anybody; many people
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
if you think about it; come to think of it
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused