tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
feeling; sense; impression
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to take command; to give direction
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
coming alongside (a boat, pier, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
senior envoy; chief delegate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to attempt; to test; to try out