strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
story; tale; talk; discussion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
consideration; taking into account
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
just a minute; small quantity
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for example; for instance; e.g.
loveable; very likeable; like very much
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
apparently; appears to be
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)