gentle; mild; meek; tender
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to accept; to receive; to agree
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
that is to say; so that means
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to like; to love; to be fond of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for