measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
wait until you actually see it
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
weird; disgusting; sickening
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
riskiness; (level of) danger
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
thorough; exhaustive; complete
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
thought; consideration; thinking
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
how long; how far; how much
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate