a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be kind to; to treat kindly
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tall figure; high stature
such; like that; that sort of
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
secret; private; surreptitious
notice; attention; observation
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
absolute basics; very rudiments
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere