toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
all; entire; whole; altogether
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty