tension; mental strain; nervousness
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
(electric) torch; flashlight
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
head; lead; vanguard; first
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
whole face; all over one's face
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
while; during; performed in this condition
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams