wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
normalcy; normality; normal
so; like this; in this way
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text
to write down; to record; to register
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
electricity; (electric) light
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
just because; even if; even though
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast