to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
prickling; stinging; tingling
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
you could say; you might say; verging on the
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
your husband; her husband
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
reading circle; reading group; book club
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old