to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
funny story; funny anecdote
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
so; like this; in this way
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
because of; owing to; due to
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
apparent; obvious; very clear
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it is not (like that) either
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of