to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
tedious; boring; being fed up with
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute