seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
verbal message; word (from someone)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
for example; for instance; e.g.
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
reality; actuality; hard fact
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
only; merely; but; no more than
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)