indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to comb down; to smooth down
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
don't you think?; indicates question
to turn towards; to point
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
form; shape; figure; visage
in comparison to; rather than
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
immediately; right away; on the spot