to watch steadily; to stare
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
professor; teaching; instruction
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
proper; right; reasonable
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
donor; contributor; provider
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
bargain; good buy; budget
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
meaning; connotation; denotation
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
region; limits; stage; level
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
even more; still more; further
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
dark elf (fictional race)