looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
(distinction of) sex; gender
height (of a person); stature
build; physique; frame; constitution
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
feeling of a house or a room
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
refutation; rebuttal; retort
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
and yet; despite (all) that
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
redoing; doing over again
one more time; once more; once again
to do over; to remake; to resume
memory; ability to remember
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
forgetting; lapse of memory
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove