to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
at least; at most; (even) just
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
preservation; retainment; keeping
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
suspicious character (person, figure)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
that's true; of course; obviously
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with