feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to become possible; to become able to (do)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
short pause; short interval
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
explanation; interpretation
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
face; looks; vestiges; trace
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
even more; still more; further
ice-cream headache; brain freeze; cold-stimulus headache