soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
originally; by nature; from the start
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to crouch; to squat; to cower
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to look away; to turn away
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to prowl after; to keep watch on
rather; sooner; preferably
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
impression; strong belief; conviction
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
calm; composed; leisurely
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side