nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
official name; formal name
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
as if it were about oneself
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to become clear; to be made public
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do