signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
everyday life; daily life
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
day of spring; spring sun
clear; fair; fine; serene
real life; actual life; everyday life
point in common; common feature
fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
pronunciation; production of sound
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
loud voice; high-pitched voice
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude