to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
silence (not speaking); muteness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
while; even though; despite
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
separate; respective; different
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
time; hour; period; class
instant; moment; for an instant
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to face; to go towards; to head towards
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to jar; to creak; to grate
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
stairs; stairway; staircase