to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
but; however; even though; even if
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
make; workmanship; preparation
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
several times (as large, over)
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
(small) stone; rock; pebble
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
each and all; every single one; everybody
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot