secret; private; surreptitious
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
bodily sensation; sense; experience
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to become dim; to become blurred
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to step forward; to volunteer
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
stairs; stairway; staircase
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to be forward; to be impertinent
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state