boy; son; baby boy; young man
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
silence (not speaking); muteness
nod; inclination of the head
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ingredient; component; composition
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to lie down; to throw oneself down
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to collapse into; to flop onto
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
still (continuing); as ever; further
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck