to wear glasses; to put on glasses
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
woman; female; feminine gender
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to get strong; to gain strength
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
review; reconsideration; revision
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
how; in what way; I wonder
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(some) more; even more; longer; further
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point