gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
notes; comment; remark; annotation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
how many months?; how long?
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to finish reading; to read through
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
source of information; intelligence source; message source
three; three years of age
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
participation; joining; entry; adherence
unveiling; debut; introduction
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
already; now; no longer; not any more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you