to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to put into effect; to put into practice
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
declaration; proclamation; announcement
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to make a firm resolution
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
good humour (humor); good mood
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
in that way; like that; that way
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer