ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
good humour (humor); good mood
to save; to leave over; to spare
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
warp; curvature; curve; arch
conscious; deliberate; intentional
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
picture element; image pixel; PEL
taking a commemorative photo
function; facility; faculty; feature
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
physical condition; state of health
comparatively; relatively
to break the silence; to break one's silence
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to collect information; to gather knowledge
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor