to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
substitute article; back-up
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
mysterious fish; strange fish
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
shell (e.g. electron shell)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
piece of meat; cut of meat
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
reason; cause; circumstances
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
not caring; not giving a damn
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
fort; stronghold; fortification
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid