to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
statue; picture; picture revealing character
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to gather; to collect; to assemble
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
middle of the night; dead of night
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
how; in what way; by what means
children's story; fairy tale
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
haberdashery; sundries store
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...