clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to toady; to be obsequious
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
all you have to do is; just; that's all
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
on board a ship; aboard a ship
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to order; to command; to appoint
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
advance; moving forward; progress
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate