conviction; belief; confidence
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to crouch; to squat; to cower
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to throw into; to toss into
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to summon; to get used to call
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
time; hour; period; class
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
long time; long interval; for quite some time
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)