for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
several minutes; a few minutes
several times; once or twice
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
in this way; thus; such; uh...
make no progress; remain unsettled
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
for use of customers or guests
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
complete change; about-face
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
rising; ascending; climbing
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
front; frontage; facade; main