taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to understand; to make out
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
with these words; while saying
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to be overcome with emotion
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
... years old; age (of) ...
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to push back; to press back; to force back
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
grudge; complaint; reproach
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
later on; eventually; afterwards
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with