increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
actor; actress; player; performer
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
journal; magazine; periodical
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
it is not (like that) either
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
if so; in that case; in that situation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(in) his way; peculiar to him
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically