to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
troubled face; worried expression
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to hang (something) on the wall
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
all present; all concerned; all of us
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
still; as yet; as it has been
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
society; the world; the times
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect