naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sunlight filtering through trees
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
such; like that; that sort of; very
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
of course; certainly; naturally
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
confections; sweets; candy; cake
the very best; excellent; superb
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
while; even though; despite
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
be (that) as it may; having said that
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than