long time; long interval; for quite some time
to squint (one eye); to narrow
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to be contrary to one's expectations
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
soon; before long; in the near future
to become pale; to turn pale
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
evening sky; twilight sky
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
if so; in that case; in that situation
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose