to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to blow out; to spout out
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
handrail; railing; banister
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(not so) much; (not) very
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
living person; the living
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)