in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
name; given name; first name
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
it's not like; it isn't as if
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change