arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
(large) house; residence; mansion
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
everyday life; daily life
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
at a loss for words; stumped for words
light; easy; non-serious; minor
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
intelligence line (in palm reading)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to push (something) against
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle