to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
opinion; point of view; visual point
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
expression; presentation; representation; notation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall