just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
thought; consideration; thinking
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)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
the reverse; other side; lining
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
out of character; unlike one
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
another's parent; another's parents