to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
instant; moment; for an instant
story; tale; talk; discussion
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
choice; selection; option
choices; alternatives; options
how; in what way; by what means
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
more than usual (usu. time)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up