obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence