reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to thrust down; to push off
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
how long; how far; how much
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
great difference; big difference; wide margin
in that way; like that; that way
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
serious condition; critical condition
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
strength of a brushstroke
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
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)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be opposite; to face each other
scene; spectacle; sight; view
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
place; situation; position; location
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to make an appeal; to urge