to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
serious look (on one's face); straight face
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
naivete; simplicity; innocence
forcibly; against one's will
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
irritation; annoyance; frustration
violent emotion; passion; fury
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to keep away; to keep at a distance
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
all; entire; whole; altogether
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
entreaty; supplication; petition
to rock; to shake; to swing
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)