to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
veil of darkness; curtain of night
light and darkness; light and shade
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
calming down; quieting down
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to pluck; to pick; to tear
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
explosion; rupture; break off
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
dose; installment; instalment
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to slide into; to slip into
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck