"the pallid face of the invalid" "her wan face suddenly flushed"
"the pale light of a half moon" "a pale sun" "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street" "a pallid sky" "the pale (or wan) stars" "the wan light of dawn"
"a pale rendition of the aria" "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender" "a pallid performance"