sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
slight; thin; on the weak side
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
thought; consideration; thinking
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
kindness; intimacy; friendship
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about