to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
way; method; means; resource; course
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to bring; to take; to bring about
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
sincere; honest; faithful
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to increase; to add to; to augment
realistic; practical; grounded
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to examine someone's expression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
terrain; geographical features; topography
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind