to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
by means of; due to; because of; according to
regret; repentance; remorse
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to dye; to colour; to color
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
something; some kind of; for some reason
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to discuss; to talk together
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
one day; (on) a certain day
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest