to push aside; to brush aside
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
tear gland; lacrimal gland
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to leap back; to jump back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
posterity; future generations; future life
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
blur; blurred; indistinct
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
sincere; honest; faithful
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer