meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
threat; intimidation; menace
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
not caring; not giving a damn
all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
change; alteration; modification
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
just because; even if; even though
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
willpower; energy; vitality
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
time; season; period; phase; stage
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect