movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
while; even though; despite
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
inattention; absent-mindedness
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
group; party; team; squad; section
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in succession; one by one
imagination; supposition; guess
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry