on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
gossip; corner of the mouth
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
living thing; living creature; animal; life
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to begin to walk; to set out
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
one day; (on) a certain day
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
accounting; administration (of money)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
very busy (person or thing)
to overdo; to do too much