falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to set (sun); to become dark
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to happen to meet; to come across
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to mark the end; to spell the end
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why