slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
while; during; while; although; all; both
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
just above; right overhead
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
richly colored; richly coloured
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed