to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be lacking in options; to be too few
pessimism; disappointment
optimism; taking an optimistic view
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
had better ...; had better not ...
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to show up; to appear; to turn up
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to stiffen; to become stiff
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
from the beginning; from scratch
talking while standing; standing around talking
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to invite in; to show someone in
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming