kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
perception; sensing; noticing
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
door; gate; opening; title page
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
origin; source; beginning; starting point
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally