to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
it hasn't been long since
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
quiet; still; surreptitious
guess; speculation; supposition
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to increase; to add to; to augment
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
second (unit of time); arc second
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to run about; to rush about
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(not) merely; (not) simply