pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
intuition; instinct; hunch
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
long (time that has passed); old (story)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't you think?; indicates question
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)