mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
vocal sound; tone of voice
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to kill; to choke the life out of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(another's) daughter; young lady
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
one by one; one at a time; in turn
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
most part; greater part; majority
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such