half and half; fifty-fifty
distant look; faraway look
to look away; to turn away
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
order; sequence; procedure
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
will not do; do not; does not
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
thought; consideration; thinking
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
not yet known; unknown; strange
to stop in the middle of a sentence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
under one's eyes; below one's eyes