approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
minute adjustment; fine tuning
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
private house; one's own house
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be reflected in a mirror
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...