semi-transparent; translucent
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
adds force or indicates command
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
how; in what way; by what means
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to smash down; to beat in
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to brave a danger; to take a risk
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice