glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
and; thereupon; because of that
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
how; in what way; in what manner
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
beyond that point; after that
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to be worried; to be troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
willpower; energy; vitality
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
carrying (child) under arm
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)