visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
bedside; near one's pillow
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
absolutely; positively; decidedly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to talk; to chat; to chatter
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be worried; to be troubled
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
contrived; false-sounding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan