hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
the opposite direction; the other way
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)