to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to apologize; to apologise
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to take a breath; to take a short rest
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
at least; at most; (even) just
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
within; inside of; less than
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to yell; to rant; to rave
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
the last moment; the very end
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat