to examine someone's expression
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
fully prepared; all ready
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to come to one's senses; to calm down
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
until now; so far; up to the present
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I see; that's right; indeed
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
preference; priority; precedence
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little