to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
light; faint; pale; fleeting
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to shade an account; to add something extra
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to fight against; to oppose; to face
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say