timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
visual hallucination; vision
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
scene; spectacle; sight; view
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
craving; longing; thirsting
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)