but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
participation; joining; entry
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
person from (the planet of)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as expected; as predicted
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
if it is (the case that ...)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
both hands; both arms; ten
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to