to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
story; tale; talk; discussion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
for today; for the time being
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
again; once more; a second time
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
clearing one's throat; cough
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
why; how; for what reason
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
business; work; operations; service; duties
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to half-rise to one's feet
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently