quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
general; popular; common; typical
nothing but; except; no more than
I see; that's right; indeed
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to become empty; to be emptied
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability