to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
alone; by oneself; on one's own
I'd be lying if I said ...
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
having children; attempting to conceive
it is I who should say so
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
contemplation; meditation
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes