I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to add (to); to add on; to append
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to have a talk; to tell a story
woman; female; feminine gender
speech; expression; wording; language
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
be (that) as it may; having said that
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing