very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
without permission; without notice
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to look around; to survey
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
one grain; one drop; one bead
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unanticipated; unexpected
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
how can (one) do something
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
hey; listen; look here; I say
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
junior high school student; middle school pupil