severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
finish; end; completion; result
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
first thing in the morning
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
close; intimate; on good terms
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone