to break the silence; to break one's silence
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to crack; to develop a crack
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
view (of life, etc.); outlook
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
duty; obligation; responsibility
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
going upstream; sailing against the current