sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
tedious; boring; being fed up with
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
trauma (usu. psychological)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
bored; bored-looking; uninterested
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally