acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to step over or across; to overcome
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to be photographed; to be projected
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
extremely; very; really; super; so
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
offense; offence; method of attack
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
talking about memories; reminiscences
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
if you think about it; come to think of it
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket