ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
magazine; journal; periodical
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
human usage; (for) use by people
to correct oneself; to restate
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
other side; opposite side; other party
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take a picture; to take a photo
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
feeling; sense; impression
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)