what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to throw at; to turn; to raise
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
rather; sooner; preferably
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
feeling; sense; impression
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
human relations; personal relationships
to take over; to hand over
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
family; members of a family
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful