almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to comfort; to console; to amuse
sympathy; compassion; pity
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances