to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
a cut above; one step above
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
most part; greater part; majority
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
and yet; though; when; in spite of
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
vitality; (one's) life force
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
that's the way it is; such is life
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
defeat; loss; reverse; setback