to soothe and humor; to coax
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
settlement; solution; resolution
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
memories; recollections; reminiscence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
new and old; incoming and outgoing
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road