bluff; false show of power; bold front
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to sit silently at a meeting
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
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 paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
naivete; simplicity; innocence
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form