book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just a minute; small quantity
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
this and that; one thing or another
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to this extent; to this degree; this much
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to care for someone; to look after someone
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
lately; recently; nowadays
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be at a loss for words
to be talked about behind one's back
striking; remarkable; considerable
age range; age-group; age bracket
courting; wooing; making advances
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to look around; to survey
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into