melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
cooperation; collaboration
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
cease-fire; truce; armistice
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
riskiness; (level of) danger
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
that's the way it is; such is life
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
no, not like that (but like this)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
looking pale; looking unwell
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
parting; separation; farewell
absolutely; positively; decidedly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered