looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
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)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy