intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
unimpressive; unimpressed
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to concern; to be related
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
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.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
passing through without stopping; passing by
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to have a talk; to tell a story
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...