I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
if so; in that case; in that situation
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
round shape; circle; circular form
just above; right overhead
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
high and low; rise and fall
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
self-consciousness; self-awareness
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution