silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
around the clock; day and night
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
instant; moment; for an instant
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
originally; by nature; from the start
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be worried; to be troubled
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
briskly; quickly; promptly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
if it is the case that ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK