safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to cry and shout; to scream
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
after childbirth; postpartum
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
official business; public business
to increase; to add to; to augment
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
name; given name; first name
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal