dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
unfortunately; regrettably
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to concern; to be related
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference; variation; difference
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
reopening; resumption; restarting
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to be silent; to say nothing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory