to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
emergency staircase; fire escape
to fall off; to tumble down
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rightly; properly; moderately
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
the last moment; the very end
failure; mistake; blunder
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that; the matter in question
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
inside; interior; inner part
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness