to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
long ago; a long time ago; already
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
it's been a long time; long time no see
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to press a question; to cross-examine
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
married woman; another's wife
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
endless; boundless; everlasting
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit