colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
last night; yesterday evening
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
meteor; shooting star; falling star
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
simply; merely; only; solely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
little finger; pinky; little toe
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be opposite; to face each other
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
both hands; both arms; ten
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison