rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
after a long time; for the first time in a while
contact; touch; contact lens
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to take off one's glasses
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to become dim; to become blurred
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
everyday life; daily life
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
etc.; et cetera; and so on
leaping through time; time travel
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)