to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to shake; to sway; to waver
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(social) position; status
it's been a long time; long time no see
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the more one looks (at it) the more...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
partly open; in half bloom
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tension; mental strain; nervousness
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing