chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with