to close (one's eyes); to shut
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
outside world; physical world
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
electricity; (electric) light
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
light; right; right field; right fielder
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red