to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to fail to catch; to ignore
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
serious; severe; grave; acute
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
salvation (of the world); saving the world
to be main; to be principal; to be important
several times (as large, over)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses