soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
stealthy steps; soft steps
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
guess; conjecture; surmise
battlefield; battleground
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
loveable; very likeable; like very much
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
discovery; detection; finding
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
any more; any further; any better; any longer
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled