Cast
Cast noun - Facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling.
Usage example: his face took on a somewhat sad cast when we asked how his ill wife was faring
Lower
Lower noun - A twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval.
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- Sure, you find pedestals that cast these spells on you — in the good faction headquarters, which is quite a ways from the last dungeons, and also rather impractical to sneak in and out of every time you want those buffs cast at you (at a considerable lower skill level than you could do yourself).
Source: Evil Pays Better -
Lower-Deck Episode: "A Girl and Her Blob", which focuses on Ming + Myrrh instead of the rest of the cast.
Source: Webcomic / The Wotch -
When the role was being cast, Peter Weller was chosen partly because he could emote well with only the lower part of his face showing.
Source: Cool Helmet
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