faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
surely; certainly; without doubt
to press a question; to cross-examine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to apologize; to apologise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be surprised; to be astonished
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
such ... as; or some such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(not) even once; (not) ever
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
when it becomes; when it comes to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way