beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to shake one's head (in denial)
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to smile (at); to grin (at)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
as much as one can; as much as possible
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor