management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
way; method; means; resource; course
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
selection; choice; option
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
tedious; boring; being fed up with
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to remove; to move out of the way
stirring; slight movement
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
many; much; plenty; hardly
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes