trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to talk; to chat; to chatter
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
personal; individual; private
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet