some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to concern; to be related
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
4th day of the month; four days
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
depiction; description; portrayal
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)