sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to hide; to keep to oneself
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to frolic about; to mess around
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
anything and everything; just about everything
tedious; boring; being fed up with
such ... as; or some such
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
matter causing distress; something causing worry
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
besides; in addition; also; moreover
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
many; much; plenty; hardly
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to look upwards; to look up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
to recall; to remember; to recollect