by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
having said that; on the other hand
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
recreation; diversion; relaxation
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction