meaning; significance; sense
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
deep affection; dear; beloved
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
such ... as; or some such
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
preparation; arrangements
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
the touch of; feel of; texture
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure