walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
pointing out; identification
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to stare back at; to look back at
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to be hot on a person's heels
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
even though; despite; when
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
fundraising; financing; cash flow