light eating; spare diet; not eating much
having said that; on the other hand
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
about when; about what time; how soon
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to keep (a person) waiting
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
entreaty; supplication; petition
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to be free; to be available
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to flare up; to burst into flames
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
whispering into a person's ear
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower