colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
they; those guys; those fellows
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
nature; character; disposition
to be transparent; to show through
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
principal occupation; core business
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
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
seeing in the dark; night vision
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own