putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
(theatrical) fighting scene
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
best friend; very close friend
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
something; some kind of; for some reason
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to throw oneself (into an activity)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
mirror surface; lens surface
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to subsist; to keep on living