to comb down; to smooth down
from outside; from the side
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
confidence; trust; faith; credit
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
suffix appended to someone else's family members
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
wax figure; wax doll; wax model; waxwork
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
beyond imagination; unimaginable
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt