thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
men's language; male language
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
arrangement of stones in a garden
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
hue; color phase; colour phase
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means