overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
patterns of thinking; train of thought
extended leave; long vacation
one way or the other; either way
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
preparation; arrangements
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
birth date; date of birth; DOB
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband