as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
treatment (of a person); dealing with
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
(not) so much; (not) that much
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
if you think about it; come to think of it
all but dead; half killed
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
complete recovery of health
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
reliance; trust; faith; confidence