light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
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 (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
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 make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
why; how; for what reason
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 ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
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 adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
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
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
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
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
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-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
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
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate