to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
three times; thrice; third (interval)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
during; for the duration of
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
because of; owing to; due to
to be able to manage somehow or other
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
time; hour; period; class
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
tune (melody, piece of music)
rubbing one's hands together
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
feeling; sense; impression
soon; shortly; before long
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable