surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be lacking in options; to be too few
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
clanging; empty; deserted
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
rising; ascending; climbing
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
night watch; night guard; night shift
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
moisture; humidity; dampness
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
different person; another person; someone else; changed man