tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
schedule; program; calendar
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
every person; each one; everybody
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
such; like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!