equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
deviation; departure; omission
father; dad; husband; you; he
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
way of speaking; intimation
treating (someone) like an object
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
had better ...; had better not ...
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast