to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to step forward; to volunteer
study; learning; tutorial
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
entreaty; supplication; petition
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to happen to have on hand or in stock
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
more than usual; especially; particularly
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to squash; to crush; to flatten
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized