to bring back; to restore
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to have meaning; to be meaningful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to grow up; to become an adult
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
even if not; even without
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tension; mental strain; nervousness
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shed light; to cast light
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
coincident with; while; simultaneously
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation