if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
production (e.g. play); direction
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
suffix for familiar person
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
script; screenplay; scenario
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(only) one option; one possible choice
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
like that; that way; thus
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
very busy (person or thing)
whispering into a person's ear
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
identifiable; personalized
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic