to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
just because; even if; even though
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
how; in what way; by what means
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
attendance; presence; appearance
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
strategy meeting; council of war
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to say; to tell; to state; to do
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one