slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
rationalization; justification
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to begin to walk; to set out
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to have troubles; to have concerns
aptitude; aptness; suitability
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
trio; gang of three; threesome
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
tendency; trend; inclination
number of times; frequency; count
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)