kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
by all means; by all costs
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to pick up; to find; to gather
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(period of) a year; during an era
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight