to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to shake one's head (in denial)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
present; gift; to give a present or gift
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
advance; moving forward; progress
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life