blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to care for someone; to look after someone
distant look; faraway look
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
heir; inheritor; successor
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
strong pressure; heavy pressure
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
older brother; elder brother
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
in that way; like that; that way
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to do together; to share; to participate in
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to look down on; to condescend
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain