manners; courtesy; etiquette
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
forced laugh; forced smile
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to one's face; face to face; directly; openly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
don't you think?; indicates question
eardrum; tympanic membrane
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand