to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to squeeze out; to wring out
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to say no more; to sink into silence
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
no problem; it doesn't matter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
authority; power; function
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
clergyman; churchman; clergy
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
like this; this sort; this way
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one