seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
one's own property; possessions
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
-less; lacking; non-existing
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
if you think about it; come to think of it
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
according to plan; as planned; on target
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)