moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
low dining table; tea table
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to telephone; to make a phone call
in search of; in order to look for
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
every person; every mouth; every entrance
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to slide into; to slip into
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
late at night; at a late hour
to wear out and discard; to kick off (e.g. shoes); to fling off
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace