grasp; catch; understanding
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
now that you say that; now that you mention it
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
near; close by; within reach; familiar
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
first meeting; first interview with
to like; to love; to be fond of
to speak; to say; to vocalize
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking