for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to close (one's eyes); to shut
appearance; expression; manifestation
manner of using one's hands
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
strong pressure; heavy pressure
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
record of proceedings; minutes
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
close; intimate; on good terms
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
with a slip; with a slide
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many