to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
by today; before the day is over
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to feel depressed; to be down
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
exactly as stated; verbatim
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
rather; sooner; preferably
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to choke; to have trouble breathing
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
open heart surgery; cardiotomy; direct intracardiac surgery
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
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
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
button (clothing); push-button
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
from the viewpoint of; according to
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful