to try and do something; to attempt to do something
such; this sort of; like this
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
fine weather; fair weather
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to choke; to have trouble breathing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
enemy movements; enemy's position
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
guidance; leadership; leading the way
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
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
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
god of death; death deity; Death
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten