frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
black ground; black cloth
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
genuine article; real thing; real deal
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
box cutter; utility knife
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble