to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to bring; to take; to bring about
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sweet voice; seductive voice
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
commencing with; including
arrest; apprehension; capture
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
offender; criminal; culprit
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to begin; to set about; to start
cooperation; collaboration
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
internal conditions; true state of affairs
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in