variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to fall on one's backside
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
richly colored; richly coloured
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(not) a single person; (no) one
moving about; stirring about
absentmindedness; peace of mind
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
wandering; rambling; roaming
close to the wall; alongside the wall
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
literature; books (reference); document
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
large number (of); many; majority
specialization; specialisation
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
curious; strange; unusual
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
somehow; for some reason or other
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
(how) many times; (how) often
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering