to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to overdo; to do too much
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to pause; to have a short intermission
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
real intention; true motive; true meaning
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point