to soothe; to calm; to pacify
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
together; mutually; fellow
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
how many people; a number of people
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
only; merely; but; no more than
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
low (level, value, price, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
business; trade; operations; sales