figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to comb down; to smooth down
remembrance; recollection; recognition
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
how many years; how long; what year
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
change; alteration; modification
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how long; how far; how much
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season