unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
just because; even if; even though
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
place; room; margin; scope
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
not caring; not giving a damn
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to distract a person's attention
exactly as stated; verbatim
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
no, not like that (but like this)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to look away; to turn away
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter