development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
difference; discrepancy; variation
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find out; to discover; to locate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
suddenly; all of a sudden
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial