to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
paints; painting material
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
arts and sciences; liberal arts
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
drama; theatre; theater; play
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
power; authority; jurisdiction
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to fall on one's backside
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
dignity; majesty; sanctity
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
cooperation; collaboration
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
same; similar; (just) like; equal
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
elder sister; effeminate man
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking