presence; sitting with; being with
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to state; to express; to mention
(not) even once; (not) ever
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in comparison to; rather than
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively