look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
feather; plume; plumage; down
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
very shy person; bashful person
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
firm; unshakeable; resolute
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
criticism; critique; review; commentary
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)