humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to book a seat; to take a seat
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
in search of; in order to look for
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
sexy; popular; well-liked
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
two times; twice; two degrees
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known