to stare back at; to look back at
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
one's post; place of work; workplace
elegance; taste; refinement
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
solution; solution strategy
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
labor; labour; toil; hardship
escape from evil; exorcism
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to look down on; to condescend
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness