attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to succeed; to bear fruit
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fourth day of the month; four days
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
interval; step; pitch; key
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf