scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in that manner; like that
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
beautification; glorification
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
self-consciousness; self-awareness
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
carefree; free from worry
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fair and square; open and aboveboard