in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
joint work; collaboration
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to boil strongly; to be excited
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to thrust down; to push off
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind