natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
proposal; offer; request; application
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be at a loss for words
study of foreign languages; linguistics
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
boyar (Russian aristocrat)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast