to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to grow up; to become an adult
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
... years old; age (of) ...
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
attendant; valet; servant; follower
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
depending on; dependent on
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start