with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
in the future; another day; later
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
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
to burn with combativeness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
scene; spectacle; sight; view
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
observation; survey; watching
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take a breath; to take a short rest
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
expression of love; showing love
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance