outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
society; the world; the times
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
sincere; honest; faithful
and; thereupon; because of that
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to take someone's life; to kill someone
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to receive divine punishment
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound