eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
influence; clout; leverage
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
notice; attention; observation
leader; authority; mainstay
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
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)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of