sandstorm; noise (video); snow
shadow figure; silhouette
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to do someone in; to bump someone off
final part; last bit; end
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
meaning; connotation; denotation
brightness; splendour; splendor
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
commuter pass; season ticket
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
frame; framework; outline
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest