sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
in succession; one by one
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
very young; little; childish; immature
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
first thing in the morning
to pause; to have a short intermission
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on