to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to feel depressed; to be down
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
secret; private; surreptitious
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
popular person; favorite; favourite
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
that; the matter in question
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend