proposal; offer; request; application
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)