tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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 take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to look forward to something
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic