to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be silent; to say nothing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whereabout; about where; how much
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk; to chat; to chatter
scene; sight; scenario; setting
instant; moment; for an instant
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
conviction; belief; confidence