way of speaking; intimation
(very) patient; persevering
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
feeling keenly; fully realizing
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
platform; home; home base; home plate
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
will not do; do not; does not
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to telephone; to make a phone call
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
charging (electrically); electrification
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
slight intoxication; being tipsy
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
second (unit of time); arc second