to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
such ... as; or some such
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have a rumor circulating
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
innumerable; countless; numberless
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that