tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to succeed; to bear fruit
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to keep in mind; to memorize
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
private citizen; civilian
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
observation; survey; watching
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
silence; stillness; quietness
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered