risky; dangerous; insecure
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to be conspicuous; to stand out
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
doing as one is told; yes-man
to kick over; to kick down
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to triumph; to be elated with success
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
changing clothes; change of clothes
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
now that you say that; now that you mention it
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nervousness; oversensitivity
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
face contorted and about to cry
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
houses and inhabitants; population
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)