to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
father; dad; husband; you; he
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
family; members of a family
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation