to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
(right at the) side; just beside
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slide into; to slip into
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
something like ...; something called ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
something; some kind of; for some reason
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark