to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being too late; losing one's final chance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to raise one's voice; to shout
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission