is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
chilly; unpleasantly cold
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to do together; to share; to participate in
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)