be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
impression given by a painting or image
patting; stroking; caressing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
at that time; in those days
thorough; exhaustive; complete
process; course; mechanism
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
watering hole; watering place
to lose sight of; to miss
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
small; fine; detailed; stingy
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious