largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
myself; yourself; I; me; you
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
other than; excluding; without
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
instant; moment; for an instant
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
your husband; her husband
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
chalk (mineral); white wall
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to push aside; to brush aside
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to look around; to survey
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
both hands; both arms; ten
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to