shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
what do you want?; can I help you?
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
for some (unspecified) reason
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to change completely; to change suddenly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
(not) so much; (not) that much
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words