model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
interruption; suspension; break
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the opposite direction; the other way
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression