to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
patting; stroking; caressing
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
knowing; (an) acquaintance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
conduct; behavior; behaviour
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons