face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
power; might; authority; influence
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
with no effort at all; easily
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
finishing blow; coup de grâce
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
behind; in the rear; in back
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
right in the midst of; right at the height of
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
penetration; permeation; transmission
to mind; to care; to worry
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to