sympathy; compassion; pity
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
in advance; beforehand; previously
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cares; ill feeling; reserve
piece; fragment; one (object)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
world; society; people; the public
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
the way back; the way home; return trip
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
exaltation; emotional uplift
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit