to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
image; figure; figure; form; image
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
outsider; layman; amateur
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
trend; tendency; momentum
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
nice; likeable; desirable
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging