to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to maintain; to continue to have
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged