wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
trouble; quarrel; dispute
incident; affair; happening; event
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
new book; new publication
registration; accession; register; entry; record
reinforcement; strengthening
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
notebook; account book; register
author; writer; novelist; artist
to publish a book; to put out a book
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to stay calm; to keep cool
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to give an impression; to make an impression
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article