falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
please; somehow or other; one way or another
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)