to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
way; method; means; resource; course
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
polite; respectful; reverent
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
observation; survey; watching
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sign; indication; omen; symptom
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
if it is the case that ...
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful