terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
height (of body); stature
ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
imagination; supposition; guess
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
unidentified flying object; UFO
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
low tone; bass; low voice
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
in comparison to; rather than
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence