in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
take care of yourself; get well soon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to go past; to pass; to pass by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
semi-transparent; translucent
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to gain strength; to have energy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with