notice; attention; observation
very interesting; of great interest
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
a push; another effort; one more effort
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
drop (e.g. of water); drip
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to get high; to become inebriated
inexpert or untrained eyes
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to thrust away; to send flying
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)