to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
even if not; even without
good feeling; feeling good
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
secret; private; surreptitious
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to lend an ear to; to listen to
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to thrust before; to thrust at
this world; this life; world of the living
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
looking on; remaining a spectator
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation