confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in the same way as; just like
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
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)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
last night; yesterday evening
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
message; informative matter