to order; to command; to appoint
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
now that you say that; now that you mention it
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to hide; to keep to oneself
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
colour; color; hue; tints
inexpert or untrained eyes
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
rather; better; instead; if anything
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
thin India ink; diluted ink
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
ultramarine colour (color)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
direction of travel; direction of movement
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish