sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to become empty; to be emptied
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be found; to be discovered
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
a few years ago; some years back
to take off one's glasses
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to become settled; to be fixed
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to become better; to improve
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
uncertain; vague; ambiguous