small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
settlement; solution; resolution
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...