to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
switching over to; migration; transition
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
even if; even though; however; no matter how
fully prepared; all ready
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
string made from twisted paper
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age