to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to look away; to avert one's eyes
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to pay attention; to be watchful
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
one's mental make-up (structure)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
not yet known; unknown; strange
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
piece; fragment; one (object)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension