dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to stare back at; to look back at
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
every person; every mouth; every entrance
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again