in the meanwhile; during the time
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
regret; repentance; remorse
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
deed; act; work; performance
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
calamity; disaster; accident
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away