to be surprised; to be astonished
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be able to manage somehow or another
to underrate; to make light of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
primary school; elementary school; grade school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to fold up; to fold into layers
to lay aside; to set aside