to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reopening; resumption; restarting
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
it is not (like that) either
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
minimum; at the very least
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just because; even if; even though
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic