to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
out of bounds; beyond the pale
dreadnought class (of warship)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
eye measurement; measure with eye
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
working; in operation; running; active
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to be too numerous; to be too much
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others