loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
length; diameter; distance across
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
bootstrap; boot; bootstrapping
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
slope; slanting surface; bevel
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
attendance (at school); going to school
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to rock; to shake; to swing
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member