blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
light; faint; pale; fleeting
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
for example; for instance; e.g.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
how; in what way; how about
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
hiding one's embarrassment
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
through a (computer, etc.) screen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be needed; to be wanted
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
preface; introduction; preamble
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart