to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(right at the) side; just beside
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
surely; certainly; without doubt
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
after that; afterwards; thereafter
long; drawn-out; very long
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
in the future; another day; later
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)