to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
at least; at most; (even) just
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
two persons; two people; pair; couple
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
inside one's heart; in one's mind
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy