impossible; unlikely; improbable
imagination; supposition; guess
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
just past noon; afternoon
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
even though; despite; when
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to accept; to receive; to agree
to have a talk; to tell a story
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
living room (Western style); sitting room
it is I who should say so
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature