conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
so; like this; in this way
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
shoulder strap (on a dress)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
rising; ascending; climbing
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled