friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
more than usual (usu. time)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to open (one's eyes) wide
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober