severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
next term; next period; next version; next release
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
just because; even if; even though
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to lose one's footing; to slip
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
by means of; due to; because of; according to
border (between countries); national border
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to be silent; to say nothing