contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to feel; to sense; to experience
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cease; to stop; to be over
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
such; like that; that sort of; very
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
long time; long interval; for quite some time
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort