deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to do together; to share; to participate in
just one person; only one
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to taste; to savor; to relish
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
innermost depths of one's heart
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
abusive language; violent language; wild words
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to apologize; to apologise
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
last night; yesterday evening
greeting; a fine thing to say
to start working; to take action
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
interference; meddling; butting in
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
had better ...; had better not ...
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct