to pull in (fish); to land
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
with these words; while saying
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
in proportion to; just as much as
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
one's manners; one's attitude
to like; to love; to be fond of
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
near; close; beside; third person
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)