brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
face; looks; vestiges; trace
in search of; in order to look for
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
desperately; for one's dear life
of no interest; not interested
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
you (plural); all of you; you all
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
for the first time in one's life
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
visualization; visualisation
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying