readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to not take seriously; to take lightly
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
reason; cause; history; origin
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
way of asking; way of listening; listener
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie