to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
way; method; means; resource; course
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
means; way; method; measure
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
from the beginning; from scratch
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
difference; discrepancy; variation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
blow; shock; strike; batting
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
gradually; slowly but steadily
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
calm; composed; cool; quiet
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
what's the matter?; what's wrong?