light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; even though; despite
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
two persons; two people; pair; couple
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to turn towards; to point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
really; truly; indeed; good grief
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial