to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
trivial; not amounting to much
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
as a child; when one was a child
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to rock; to shake; to swing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
sincere; earnest; serious
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to get teary; to be moved to tears
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
compassionate; sympathetic
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)