for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
exaltation; emotional uplift
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
because of; owing to; due to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
(some) more; even more; longer; further
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
don't you think?; indicates question
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering