seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to be at a loss for words
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
striking; remarkable; considerable
age range; age-group; age bracket
courting; wooing; making advances
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to look around; to survey
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to crouch; to squat; to cower
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to move forward; to move on
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to become red; to redden; to blush
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself