equilibrium; good balance; poise
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
stairs; stairway; staircase
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pay attention; to be watchful
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
not necessarily so; is not always true
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
second day of the month; two days
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
price; cost; value; worth; value
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
front; frontage; facade; main
to tower over the surroundings
whole story; full picture; full particulars