style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
waste of time; killing time
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
observation; survey; watching
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be jealous; to be envious
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be too late; to be too slow
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
at the last moment; this late in the game
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature