question; inquiry; enquiry
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
that's true; of course; obviously
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
no need to guess; certainly
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy