curl; curly hair; ringlet
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
polite; respectful; reverent
welcome!; nice to see you!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wedded life; married life
how; in what way; how about; questionable
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to talk; to chat; to chatter
in this way; thus; such; uh...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
the other day; a few days ago
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy