to ascertain; to check; to make sure
first; first base; first baseman; fast
bowing (of a string instrument); Boeing (Company)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to cease; to stop; to be over
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course