to become better; to improve
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
lightly; easily; carelessly
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
adds force or indicates command
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse