person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
outward; superficial; external; apparent
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
production (e.g. play); direction
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
increase (in an amount of money)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
business discussion; negotiation
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
increase in activity; activation
having sociable manners; sociable
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
for one's true nature to come out
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")