at the window; by the window; next to the window
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long hair (usu. of a man)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
flawless; absolute perfection
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
perfect; complete; flawless
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
don't you think?; indicates question
visual hallucination; vision
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
contradiction; inconsistency
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to come from; to have roots in
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
unfortunately; regrettably
about; on; regarding; per; for every
genuine article; real thing; real deal
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
such ... as; or some such
enticement; inducement; attraction
taste; liking; preference