small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
concession; conciliation; compromise
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to count on one's fingers
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
partly open; in half bloom
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
never mind!; don't worry about it
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
root; joint; base; crotch
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inattention; absent-mindedness
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sincere; honest; faithful
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
sympathy; compassion; pity