to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
not worth considering; out of the question
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
should; must; -able; probably; likely
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
that; the matter in question
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to become completely chilled
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to cause someone to worry
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
counter for books; volume
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to gaze out at; to look out over
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes