promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
however; having said that; but
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
both hands; both arms; ten
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(sound of one's) heartbeat
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum