intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
thinnish; somewhat narrow
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago