tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
near oneself; close to one; familiar
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to triumph; to be elated with success
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
rather; sooner; preferably
near; close by; within reach; familiar
supply; supplying; replenishment
how; in what way; how about; questionable
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
other than; excluding; without
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
that's the way it is; such is life
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up