unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
the same generation; coeval
relatively; comparatively
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
hello; good day; good afternoon
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
measurement error; calculation error
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
god of death; death deity; Death
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)