bore into
if someone’s eyes bore into you, they look at you very hard and this makes you feel nervous
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if someone’s eyes bore into you, they look at you very hard and this makes you feel nervous
to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them
if you fix someone with your eyes, you look directly in their eyes so that they feel they cannot turn away
another spelling of lower3
verb
if two people’s eyes meet, they look directly into each other’s eyes, often communicating something
verb
to look straight at someone’s face for a long time until they can no longer look back at you
to look at someone for so long that they have to look away
to look at someone at the same time as they look at you, especially to communicate something
to look at someone in a way that shows that you are angry with them or do not like them
to look at someone in an unpleasant way, especially because you are angry with them
to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them
to look at someone who is looking at you, without moving your eyes away
to look at someone who is staring at you
to look at someone in a way that shows you are very angry with them
to look at someone when you are talking to them, especially to show that what you are saying is true
to look carefully at someone from their head to their feet as if you are trying to make a judgment about them
to be watching someone carefully, especially because you think they are going to do something wrong
if two people’s eyes meet, they look at each other and have the same feeling or thought
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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