grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
yearned for; longed for; missed
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
one's own child; one's own children
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(period of) a year; during an era
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable