confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to begin to walk; to set out
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
passing through without stopping; passing by
deviation; departure; omission
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
height (of body); stature
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
one thin flat object; one sheet
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
shortish; rather short; somewhat short