scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to collapse into; to flop onto
make no progress; remain unsettled
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
promotion; raising of status
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment