exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
polite; respectful; reverent
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to show up; to appear; to turn up
on time; on schedule; punctually
to be late; to be unpunctual
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
even if not; even without
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
participation; joining; entry
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
individual differences; personal equation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled