a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to await; to wait for; to expect
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
passing through without stopping; passing by
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to look away; to turn away
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable