to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
again; once more; a second time
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
communication skills; communication ability
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
military personnel; soldier
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
in the same way as; just like
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to become excited; to grow lively
curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
sincere; honest; faithful
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
largish; biggish; a little bit larger