blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
several times; a few times
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
such; like that; that sort of; very
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
how long; how much; to what extent
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
new graduate; recent graduate
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good feeling; feeling good
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be worried; to be troubled
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding