mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
while; during (the time when)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to say no more; to sink into silence
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to collapse into; to flop onto
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to underrate; to make light of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant