to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
silence (not speaking); muteness
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
special training; intensive training; crash course
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
secret; private; surreptitious
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to not believe one's ears
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
sweet and sour; bittersweet
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
deep emotion; strong feelings
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation