to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to breathe out; to exhale
setting off (on a trip); departure
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
4th day of the month; four days
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in the morning; during the morning
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
in respect of; in regard to; as for
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation