to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to intervene; to stop (something)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
derailment; digression; deviation
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
continuation; succession; series; continuous
person of common sense; common sense man
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to look around; to survey
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about