to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
minimum; at the very least
cooperation; collaboration
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to turn completely into; to become completely
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
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 knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to raise one's voice; to shout
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
head of family; originator
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
transcendence; excellence; superiority
flawless; absolute perfection
first meeting; first interview with