it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to boost; to force up; to push up
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
then; well; so; well then
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)