in comparison to; rather than
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be opposite; to face each other
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
woman; female; feminine gender
but; however; provided that
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
troublesome; annoying; complicated
gem; jewel; precious stone
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
loveable; very likeable; like very much
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
ardent; passionate; vehement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity