for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
consequence; outcome; result; blame
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
document; official papers
to look away; to avert one's eyes
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
throughout; all through; right through
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
irritation; annoyance; frustration
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
because of; owing to; due to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to go out and away; to leave
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
either way; in any case; one way or another
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits