to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
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)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
corridor; hallway; passageway
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
of course; certainly; naturally
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
in the same way as; just like
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
blocking the way; standing in the way
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
else; in addition; besides
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in that manner; like that
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
even though; despite; when
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to be kind to; to treat kindly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank