processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
since one was born; (in) all one's life
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
gentle; mild; meek; tender
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to express (in words); to confess
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
conviction; belief; confidence
different thing; another question; different case
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution