to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
creation of heaven and earth
empty lot; vacant plot of land
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stone (used for throwing)
form; method; system; formula
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
creation; generation; formation; derivation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
corridor; hallway; passageway
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
example; illustration; precedent
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
destabilization; destabilisation
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease