as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
pale; pallid; bluish-white
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
exactly as stated; verbatim
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
price; cost; value; worth; value
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
literally; to the letter; literal
bright red; crimson lotus flower
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
maintenance; preservation; improvement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
release; emission; ejection
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
power; might; authority; influence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor