rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
on the street; around town; the world; the public
appearance; air; condition; state; form
taking pity upon; sympathy; compassion
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
deep inside; innermost place
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
companion; partner; spouse
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
it's probably so; it stands to reason
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to come into being; to be born
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
innermost depths of one's heart
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
stepwise; one step at a time
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
meteor; shooting star; falling star
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
chronological order; time series
gasping; breathing heavily
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
immersion; being absorbed in
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant