deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
company president; manager; director
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
fiction; fabrication; concoction
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to come from; to have roots in
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
one grain; one drop; one bead
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
steel; sword steel; sword
giant god; colossal deity; titan
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming