not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
very likely; very probable
forgetting; lapse of memory
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
observation; survey; watching
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be relieved; to feel relieved
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
expertise; experience; knowledge
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
had better ...; had better not ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
folding into four; quarto