as soon as possible; ASAP
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to go underground; to go into hiding
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to threaten; to make threats
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
clanging; empty; deserted
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
paints; painting material
to join together; to combine; to join up
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
fresco; mural; wall painting
fading; faded colour; faded color
board, plank or sheet shaped
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to cut corners; to be shoddy
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
standing close together; bristling (with)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other