to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
expectation; anticipation; forecast
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
way; method; means; resource; course
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to call out; to ask someone to come
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
head; brains; intellect; understanding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
real intention; true motive; true meaning
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
likability; favorability; popularity
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
phantom; vision; illusion
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember