faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
expression; presentation; representation; notation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together