to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
too much; excessively; too
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
every single word and phrase; word by word
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to distract one's attention
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
question; inquiry; enquiry
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
perfect; just right; ideal
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over