to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to become calm; to die down
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
(period of) a year; during an era
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
goodness; excellence; virtue
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
main question; real issue at hand
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
convenient; handy; useful
sales promotion; hard selling
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
negotiations; discussions; connection
item; something that one "just has to have"
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
outside the country; abroad
function; facility; faculty; feature
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
emotional strength; force of will
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect