to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
intermission (between acts); interlude
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to think too much; to be over-concerned
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide