confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be silent; to say nothing
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
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
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
like this; this sort; this way
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous