with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
now that; since; as long as; provided that
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
person who avoids others; social outcast
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
support; backing; patronage
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
you could say; you might say; verging on the
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
reading too much into (what ... says)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
genuine article; real thing; real deal
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
finding employment; getting a job
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
unqualified; without qualifications
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
educator; teacher; educationalist
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely