semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
property; fortune; means; assets
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
rest; break; recess; intermission
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
being bad at communication; being unsociable
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
leaving everything up to someone else
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
in that manner; like that
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank