light; faint; pale; fleeting
to dye; to colour; to color
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
way of asking; way of listening; listener
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
still; even now; to this day
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate