to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
anything and everything; just about everything
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
selection; choice; option
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to stiffen; to become stiff
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to put one's strength into