to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case