motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to gather; to collect; to assemble
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)