clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
these guys; these fellows
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become dim; to become blurred
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to shave off; to scrape off
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unexpectedly; surprisingly
older brother; elder brother
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
match (to light fire with)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet