old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
beginning; outset; first; onset
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
observation; survey; watching
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
same; similar; (just) like; equal
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
brown; light brown; tawny
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in that manner; like that
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed